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FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2019, file photo, voters cast their ballots at Hampton City Hall, in Hampton...
AMANDA SEITZ and DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press

Social posts blame election results on unsubstantiated fraud

Claims of voter and election fraud after 2019 elections in Kentucky and Virginia show the potential for misinformation in 2020.
7 years ago
Jugs of McArthur Dairy milk, a Dean Foods brand, are shown at a grocery store, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 20...
MICHELLE CHAPMAN and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers

No. 1 milk company declares bankruptcy amid drop in demand

Dean Foods, the largest milk producer in the United States, has filed for bankruptcy.
7 years ago
Shakhtar's Brazilian player Taison, right, reacts as he leaves the pitch after he was red-carded fo...
The Associated Press

Ukrainian police looking for fans who racially abused Taison

Ukrainian police are looking for 20 fans of the Dynamo Kyiv football team for their reported racial abuse of a Brazilian midfielder.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2015 file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn ...
MARK SHERMAN and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press

Supreme Court lets Sandy Hook shooting lawsuit go forward

The U.S. Supreme Court will allow a lawsuit to go forward which sues gun manufacturer Remington Arms.
7 years ago
FILE - In this April 3, 2019, file photo characters from Disney and Fox movies are displayed behind...
The Associated Press

Disney Plus suffers technical difficulties at launch

Techincal problems slowed delivery of Disney's new streaming service, Disney Plus, hours after it was launched.
7 years ago
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COLLIN BINKLEY and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press

Many youths say high school diploma is enough

Although most young Americans believe in the value of higher education, many still consider a high school diploma alone to be enough for success, according to a survey of teens and young adults
7 years ago
Soldiers patrol La Mora as the community prepares to hold the first funerals for some of the women ...
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mexican official: Arrests made in killings of US citizens

Mexico's top security official says arrests have been made in last week's killings of nine U.S. women and children by suspected cartel gunmen in northern Mexico.
7 years ago
This still image from video issued by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows Mercury as it passes ...
MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer

Mini Mercury skips across sun’s vast glare in rare transit

Mini Mercury skipped across the vast, glaring face of the sun Monday in a rare celestial transit.
7 years ago
In this Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, photo, former President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday school at Maranat...
JAY REEVES and SHAMEKA DUDLEY-LOWE Associated Press

Former President Jimmy Carter enters hospital for surgery

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was admitted to a hospital on Monday evening for a surgery to relieve pressure on his brain, caused by bleeding due to his recent falls, his spokeswoman said.
7 years ago
Smoke rises after an Israeli forces strike in Gaza City, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Israel killed a se...
FARES AKRAM and ARON HELLER Associated Press

Israeli airstrike kills Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza home

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A pair of Israeli airstrikes targeted senior Islamic Jihad commanders in Gaza and in Syria early on Tuesday, escalating Israel’s confrontation with Iran across the region and threatening to unleash another devastating round of cross-border violence with Palestinian militants. In eastern Gaza, the Israeli strike killed Bahaa Abu el-Atta […]
7 years ago
FILE - In this April 3, 2019, file photo characters from Disney and Fox movies are displayed behind...
By MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer

What you get for $7-a-month Disney Plus subscription

Disney Plus subscribers will initially get more than 500 movies and 7,500 TV episodes expected to grow to 620 movies and 10,000 episodes in five years
7 years ago
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Associated Press

New Zealand could ban some criminals from being near guns

New Zealand's government on Monday proposed legislation that would stop certain criminals from going into any place where guns are present.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 file photo, Oleg Sokolov, a history professor at St. Petersbu...
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Russian prof questioned after severed arms found in backpack

Police in the Russian city of St. Petersburg plan to interrogate a prominent professor who has been detained on suspicion of killing a female student after he was pulled from a frigid river with a backpack containing severed arms.
7 years ago
Coronavirus protestors...
ALICE FUNG Associated Press

Hong Kong leader pledges stiffer measures after violent day

Hong Kong's leader pledged on Monday to "spare no effort" in bringing an end to anti-government protests that have wracked the city for more than five months, following a day of violence in which one person was shot and another set on fire.
7 years ago
FILE -- Lt. Col. Shad “Polo” Stromberg, F-35 pilot in the 419th Fighter Wing, steps to his jet ...
Colby Walker

F-35 pilots at a Utah base to resume night flying this week

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — Starting this week, pilots at Utah’s Hill Air Force Base will start their recurrent local night flying schedule. Base officials say northern Utah residents will notice increased jet activity during the evening hours as F-35 pilots practice night-time combat skills from Nov. 12-22. Night operations are limited, with […]
7 years ago
A basketball sits on a bed of flowers decorating the grave that contain the remains of 12-year-old ...
Associated Press

Father who lost wife, sons says life ‘turned upside down’

A U.S. citizen who lost his wife and two of his sons when they were ambushed by gunmen in Mexico said his life has been upended and he's leaving the country with the rest of his family.
7 years ago
One man making a time bomb in dark workshop alone. Photo courtesy of Getty Images...
Associated Press

Man dies while making a homemade explosive device in Utah

Authorities in Utah say a man has died while making a homemade explosive device at a Washington County home.
7 years ago
Cole Langford, left, and Hayden Spenct, of the Mormon colony in La Mora, Mexico, hug during a rende...
WALTER BERRY The Associated Press

Members of community attacked in Mexico doubt they’ll return

More than 100 people left their rural community in northern Mexico in an 18-vehicle caravan after an attack that killed nine women and children.
7 years ago
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - OCTOBER 28: U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley answe...
Barbara Starr and Ryan Browne, CNN

Fewer than 1,000 US troops to stay in Syria, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says

Fewer than 1,000 US troops will stay in Syria but the objective of defeating ISIS remains intact despite the smaller US military presence.
7 years ago
FILE - In this May 18, 1973, file photo, the hearing of the Senate select committee on the Watergat...
DAVID CRARY AP National Writer

Trump impeachment inquiry heads for live TV

When the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump begins its public phase, people will be watching on screens large and small.
7 years ago
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President H...
AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press

Iran’s president: New oil field found with over 50B barrels

Iran has discovered a new oil field in the country's south with over 50 billion barrels of crude oil.
7 years ago
BOISE, ID - NOVEMBER 3: Head Coach Kalani Sitake of the BYU Cougars walks off the field after a clo...
Associated Press

Romney’s 3 TD passes lead BYU to 31-24 win over Liberty

Baylor Romney completed 23 of 33 passes for 262 yards and three touchdowns and BYU beat Liberty 31-24 on Saturday night.
7 years ago
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK - MAY 23:  Cars drive down the Trail Ridge Road May 23, 2003 in Rocky ...
Associated Press

Early season snowfall boosts snowpack across the Rockies

The early season snowstorms that hit the Rocky Mountain region this fall have boosted snowpack levels between two and three times the average.
7 years ago
FILE - In this March 25, 2019, file photo, Jennifer Bailey, vice president of Apple Pay, speaks abo...
Associated Press

NY regulator vows to investigate Apple Card for sex bias

A New York regulator is investigating Goldman Sachs for possible sex discrimination in the way it sets credit limits. The bank denies wrongdoing.
7 years ago